Infernus has many ways to deal damage over time, burning foes before swooping in for the kill. Due to Infernus' blazing speed, his enemies won't be able to escape the flames.
Infernus has many ways to deal damage over time, burning foes before swooping in for the kill. Due to Infernus' blazing speed, his enemies won't be able to escape the flames.
Description
Debuff Kudzu Ivy.
If you haven't yet, I suggest you watch a video on how to play Ivy effectively. She seems straightforward but is actually quite complex, especially since you can combo her 4 in some wonky ways (Rescue Beam to carry two people, throw Kudzu/Alchemical Fire while still flying etc.)
This build is meant to be a true support. Split push when there's a big teamfight, tear down objectives, deliver the urn like a carrying pidgeon.
Play her like you're playing as a rat. Use her 4 to dive into teamfights when everyone's already low.
Learn how to carry urn solo, it's the most busted way to use her 4.
Item Build
Lane - Early Game
Focus gun and setting up Kudzu.
500
Ivy's base magazine has 33 bullets, just enough to finish a trooper, not enough to secure the soul. This brings your ammo up to 42.
500
More Kudzu is more pressure. Also decreases cooldown between charges. Sets up for Rapid Recharge later.
500
All of Ivy's abilities benefit from spirit power, most notably your 2's lifesteal and firerate buff.
500
Makes it harder for enemies to escape Kudzu. Throw this near the shop when enemies are buying items, deals some good unexpected damage.
Lane - Sell later
500
Makes it easier to kill troopers and neutral camps. Since you kill troopers with less bullets, you get to hit more denies. Buy after Basic Mag.
500
Buy first if you're in a bad lane. Transitions into Healing Nova. Both these items aren't that good late game as their heal isn't % based like Rescue Beam. They help in laning phase though.
Optional - Lane
500
Good for rotating lanes. Works during your 4, making ganks easier and faster.
500
Good early game HP. Not a necessary buy in the slightest for Ivy, but it transitions into Fortitude later, which boosts your 4's speed.
Early Game
1250
Nice debuff for your Kudzu. Transitions into it's much more useful upgrade, Mystic Slow.
1250
Second Kudzu debuff, makes it much harder for enemies with self-sustain like Abrams and Shiv to stay around.
3500
Self defense is king. When you get this item, start doing ganks with your 4 more often. Your extra damage makes you a nice finisher.
3000
Almost an obligatory buy for any support to fill their role. A strong % heal that doesn't fall off late-game. Pull teammates getting their ass kicked. You can combo this with your 4 to carry two people.
1250
Third Kudzu and ult debuff. Upgrading your 4 just one time gives enemies a 32% bullet damage vulnerability when they're hit with a bomb.
3500
Transitions into Boundless Spirit later. You'll become a building destroyer soon with your firerate buffs.
Early Game - Sell later
1250
Buffs all your healing, including your 2's lifesteal. Not necessary, but a good buy when you're ahead.
1750
Free healing. Use your 2 to buff the healing between yourself and your teammate by 30~%. Depends on how many people are around.
Mid Game
3000
Imbue on your 4. If you bought Fortitude/Enduring Speed you'll notice how absurdly fast you can rotate. Use this to split push, gank, retreat etc.
3000
Lets you slide at any time, good combo with 2 to vomit bullets. Generally a good support item. Pairs well with Burst Fire's extra slide distance
4250
Enemies with slow firing guns like Abrams or Shiv will hate you. With Healbane, even more so. The movement slow will come in hand later with Improved Reach.
3500
Extra Kudzu spam. Decreases the cooldown between charges. Spam this onto enemies when you gank, since you do 4 debuffs on spirit damage.
3500
Imbue 1. Makes it harder for enemies to escape your Kudzu's range, especially since Mystic Slow reduces their speed.
3000
Use when you're taking down a building like a Walker or Patron, increases your teammate's damage by 40%. You can throw this and your Kudzu while flying, pretty much securing a kill while ganking.
Optional - Mid
1750
Good for rotating lanes, works during your 4. If you bought Surge Of Power you'll move fast enough to fly across the map in less than 30 seconds.
3500
You need to move a little faster than that, son, speed is life.
Late Game
9500
Extra gun damage, speed, regen. Spirit power to spare, increases 2's lifesteal and fire rate, 1's dps, 4's bullet shield and damage..
3000
Extra slide distance, lets you shoot longer before reloading. Pair with Heroic Aura and 2, fire faster, slide longer.
3000
No brainer buy, you shoot fast, this thing goes up fast. Deal more damage.
7250
Last thing you should be buying. The lifesteal is great, stacks easily with Ivy. The added debuff to enemy healing effectively cripples enemies with self-sustain.
No optionals buys?
Don't buy both of each color.
6000
Ivy's mobility is a godsend, you can traverse one side of the map to the other, you will be an omnipresent gremlin with this. Buy only if you have enough slots and are rich.
4250
Buy this instead of Refresher if you feel like it. Ivy's mobility is great, and having it as soon as possible is incredibly strong.
4250
Buy if you're taking too much gun damage from Wraith/Haze/Vindicta etc.
4250
Buy if you're taking too much spirit damage from Bebop/Pocket/Seven.
Optional - Counters
3000
Use on an annoying Grey Talon or Vindicta. Good for cancelling enemy ults like Haze or Seven, but if you can get close enough, you can just slam them with your 3.
3000
Helps you avoid burst damage. Ivy's 3 already does this, but you can save that one for cancelling enemy abilities, and use Ethereal Shift exclusively agaisn't burst damage.
6000
Enemy team has a fed character? Buy this and gank them. If you just really hate someone, buy this too.
1250
Good agaisn't Abrams, Shiv, Dynamo, anyone with good self-sustain or healing. Cuts their healing to half so you can kill them easier.
1750
Buy if an enemy keeps running away (like Lash). If the enemy team has a strong Calico, this item is effectively a cheaper curse, shutting down three of her skills.
1250
Good agaisn't enemies with strong poke, such as Geist, Grey Talon, Kelvin, etc.
1250
Buy if you're laning agaisn't Bebop, Warden, Vindicta. Anyone with a stun. Falls off late game, but good early game.
4250
Generally good item, you'll get value out of it every match. Buy if the enemy team has a strong Bebop, Warden, Wraith etc. Useful for when someone tries to knock you out while you're flying.
Ability Point Order
Kudzu Bomb
Watcher's Covenant
Stone Form
Air Drop
1
1
1
2
1
2
5
2
5
2
5
5